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FBI file: Kenneth Arnold Document

Internet Archive (FBI)· 24 pages · Cited by the stories · 2 stories
- p. 9 …SMITH states that he next met ARNOLD about three weeks ago in Boise, Idaho at which time he, SMITH, was…
- p. 12 …ARNOLD and SMITH then went out for dinner and on their return, SMITH found a note in the box requesting…
- p. 13 …Smith and ARNOLD then returned to the Hotel lobby where they found a telegram from DAHL asking them to call…
- 14 more pages mention it
Untitled (to Margaret Smith from Allen Dulles Thanking Her for Forwardi Ng Let FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1957-01-02· 2 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 8 January 1957 Honorable Margaret Chase Smith United States Senate Washington 25, D. C. Dear Senator Smith: Thank you for…
- p. 2 Honorable Margaret Chase Smith United States Senate Washington 25, D. C. Dear Senator Smith: Thank you for your letter of…
[04/26/1995 - 04/18/2000]: 26444785-20060527F-001-001-2023 Official release

· 22 pages · National Archives · 0 stories
- p. 6 …Area 51 -- GMA request TO: Jeffrey M. Smith ( CN=Jeffrey M. Smith/OU=OSTP/O=EOP @ EOP OSTP ) READ:UNKNOWN…
- p. 8 …TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL) CREATOR: Jeffrey M. Smith ( CN=Jeffrey M. Smith/OU=OSTP/O=EOP OSTP ) CREATION DATE/TIME…
- p. 20 …Connie Smith ( Connie Smith UNKNOWN ) CREATION DATE/TIME:18-APR-2000 21:17:28.00 SUBJECT: Fw: AREA 51 TO…
- 4 more pages mention it
Untitled(To Margaret Smith from Allen Dulles Thanking Her for Forwarding Letter from Mrs. Vincent J. Perry) FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1957-01-08· 1 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 Honorable Margaret Chase Smith United States Senate Washington 25, D. C. Dear Senator Smith: Thank you for your letter of…
Deputies' Meetings (Smith) 1952 FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1952-12-12· 2 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …General Smith, Messrs. Wisner, Wolf, Hedden, Amory, Earman General Smith: _ a. Asked if we had received copies of the cables…
/specialCollection/DCI/Smith FOIA/1952/1952-October to December/1952-12-04.pdf FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …General Smith, Messrs. Dulles, Wisner, Wolf, Amory, Earman D----------------------------------HR70-14 General Smith: Mr. Dulles: f feThrredto the discussion at…
/specialCollection/DCI/Smith FOIA/1952/1952-October to December/1952-12-10.pdf FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …General Smith, Messrs. Dulles, Wisner, Wolf, Hedden, Amory, Earman General Smith:------------------------------------------------------------ HR70-14 a. Asked Mr. Amory to prepare a…
Deputies' Meetings (Smith) 1952 FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1952-12-10· 2 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …General Smith, Messrs. Dulles, Wisner, Wolf, Hedden, Amory, Earman _ y General Smith: , (bxg) a. Asked Mr. Amory to prepare a…
/specialCollection/DCI/Smith FOIA/1952/1952-July to September/1952-08-18.pdf FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …General Smith, Messrs. Wisner, Wolf, Becker, M1r. Wolf: a. Noted that (1) the first meeting on the Career Management Pro…
/specialCollection/DCI/Smith FOIA/1952/1952-October to December/1952-12-12.pdf FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …General Smith, Messrs. Wisner, Wolf, Hedden, Amory, Earman ----- - G a Si --------------------------------------------------------- H R70-14 a. Asked if we had received…
Unidentified Flying Objects FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1958-02-05· 2 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …Hulot Smith , Dr. Assistant Director Scientific Intelligence A 3 2 4 3 2 3 2 3 2 Buckling, ∞/∞ Please prepare…
- p. 2 …Hulbert Smith , Dr. Assistant Director Colour 179 Intelligence A B C D E F G H I J K L…
/specialCollection/DCI/Smith FOIA/1952/1952-October to December/1952-12-05.pdf FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …General Smith, Messrs. Dulles, Wisner, Wolf, Hedden, Amory, Long - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- HR70-14 Mr. Dulles: b. Raised the question of attendance at…
Flying Saucers FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2001-03-20· 5 pages · CIA reading room · 1 story
- p. 4 …B. Smith to work on it in what Transport Deputy J. R. Baldwin termed "Government time". Mr. Smith would be…
Federal Aviation Administration: 237UAP00598 Official release

Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration.· 2023· 1 pages · National Archives · 0 stories
- p. 1 …FORT SMITH, AR/UFO-UAP ACTIVITY/LATE REPORT-2050C/MEMPHIS ARTCC ADVISED DELTA 2784, B712, ATL - OKC, REPORTED AN UNIDENTIFIED…
F-2018-01132 Status Request FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2018-09-04· 2 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …access to the agency's DCI General Walter B. Smith's Weekly Friday Black Book Briefing for 19 December 1952…
F-2018-01132 2ND Status Request FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2019-07-19· 2 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …access to the Agency's DCI General Walter B. Smith's Weekly Friday Black Book Briefing for 19 December 1952…
F-2018-011322 Cooper Acc Letter FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2020-06-23· 1 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …Access to the Agency’s DCI General Walter B. Smith’s Weekly Friday Black Book Briefing for 19 December 1952…
65 HS1-834228961 62-HQ-83894 Section 004 Official release

Federal Bureau of Investigation· 214 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 2 stories
- p. 66 …NATHAN SMITH, SMITH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, SOUTH PASADENA, CALIF . ADVISED HE -. AND PERSONS PURCHASED AIRPORT IN MOJAVE DESERT NEAR HELENDALE, CALIF…
- p. 68 …RICE STATED DID NOT KNOW THAT WOL FERT HAD LEFT THE LARGE MODEL AT THIS AIRPORT UNTIL ADVISED BY SMITH…
- p. 136 …Smith, Arkansas April 17, 1949 I • Local Man Reports Seeing Whai \ He Believes Was "Flying Disc" Wa~ rr1son, Fort Smith…
- 10 more pages mention it
Untitled (to George Wyllie from Herbert Scoville About Book 'They Knew Too Muc FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1959-06-04· 2 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …Sincerely, Halton Smith, Dr. Herbert Scoville, Jr. Assistant Director Attachent: Book CSI:FSD Christensen amb (30 Jun 59) Distribution: Orig…
- p. 2 …calling the material to our attention. Sincerely, Henry S. Smith, Jr. Eberbert Scoville, Jr. Assistant Director Attachment: Book CSI:FSD…
(Sanitized) (FBI) INTEREST IN FLYING SAUCERS FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1998-09-17· 1 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …I discussed with DD/I, who later discussed it in turn with General Smith. It was decided that O/SI…
F-2018-01809 Ack Letter FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2018-06-22· 1 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …Infonnation Act request for information on DCI Walter B. Smith’s 4:15 pm — 7:30 pm meeting with President…
F-2018-01132 Initial Request FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2018-03-13· 2 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …access to the agency's DCI General Walter B. Smith's Weekly Friday Black Book Briefing for 19 December 1952…
F-2018-01809 Initial Request FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2018-06-08· 2 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …requesting access to the agency's DCI Walter B. Smith's 4:15 pm—7:3O pm meeting with President…
F-2018-01132 Task Id 5452189 FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2018-03-20· 3 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …b)(5) Sub Code: Subject: DCI GENERAL WALTER B. SMITH'S WEEKLY FRIDAY BLACK BOOK BRIEFING FOR 12/19/1952…
F-2018-01132 Ack Letter FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2018-03-19· 1 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …access to the Agency’s DCI General Walter B. Smith’s Weekly Friday Black Book Briefing for 19 December 1952…
Responsibility for Unidentified Flying Objects FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2001-03-20· 8 pages · CIA reading room · 1 story
- p. 8 …B. Smith to work on it in what Transport Deputy J. R. Baldwin termed "Government time" Mr. Smith would be…
Briefing of One Board on Unidentified Flying Objects FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1953-01-05· 2 pages · CIA reading room · 3 stories
- p. 1 …Abbot Smith Dr. Ludwell Montague Mr. William Matthias Dr. De ForestVan Slyck Dr. R. J. Sontag P. A. Borel J…
- p. 2 …Abbot Smith Dr. Ludwell Montague Mr. Willard Matthias Dr. De ForestVan Slyck Dr. R. J. Sontag P. A. Borel O…
Scanned: Case Number 082451CU: 1127609-20060474F-001-002-2023 Official release

· 7 pages · National Archives · 1 story
- p. 6 …member of my staff, Nancy Kegan Smith, at 501-5700; or Richard Norton Smith, Director of the Heagan Library, at…
- p. 7 …RICHARD NORTON SMITH Director The records proposed for opening consist of material relating to UFO's and the "Operation Majestic…
FBI file: UFO, UFO Part 03 FOIA release

Federal Bureau of Investigation· 111 pages · FBI Vault · 4 stories
- p. 34 …Agent Smith states that to this request, Mr. Smith made no reply. Agent Smith states that after leaving Mr. Smith…
- p. 80 …Mr. Howe Mr. Milnes Mr. McAndrews Mr. Ranstad Mr. Smith _Mr. Turner Mr. Whitson Mr. Winterrowd Mr. Correct _Typists, 1641…
F-2018-01809 Final Response FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2020-01-23· 2 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …Act (FOIA) request for information on DCI Walter B. Smith’s 4:15 pm — 7:30 pm meeting with President…
F-2018-01132 Final Letter FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2019-10-21· 2 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …access to the Agency’s DCI General Walter B. Smith’s Weekly Friday Black Book Briefing for 19 December 1952…
Blue Book MAXW-PBB14-51-66 (PDF) Document

NICAP (hosting USAF Project Blue Book documents)· 15 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 9 …they been questioned thoroughly? What was their opinion? Maj. Smith, Flight Leader and Lt. Lott, Controller were observers. The target…
- p. 11 …Interrogation of Maj Smith and Lt Hemper by Lte Flues and Olsson revealed following: A. F-86's climbed to…
(EST Pub Date) CIA's Role in the Study of UFO's, 1947-90, by Gerald K. Haines FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1999-07-01· 18 pages · CIA reading room · 10 stories
- p. 2 …Amory, who asked the group to focus on the national security implications of UFOs, was relaying DCI Walter Bedell Smith…
- p. 5 …it solution may be initiated."22 Chadwell briefed DCI Smith on the subject of UFOs in December 1952. He urged…
- p. 14 …On 2 January 1952, DCI Walter Bedell Smith created a Deputy Directorate for Intelligence (DDI) composed of six overt CIA…
- 2 more pages mention it
Defense Intelligence Reference Document Invisibilty Cloaking Theory And Experiments Report

Defense Intelligence Agency· 29 pages · DIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 14 …Scientific American listed the inventors of cloaking devices-Sir John Pendry, David Smith, David Schurig, and Ulf Leonhardt- among the…
- p. 28 …R. Smith, Controlling Electromagnetic Fields, Science 312, 1780 (2006). 6 J. B. Pendry, D. Schurig, and D.R. Smith, Controlling…
- p. 29 …J.B. Pendry, A. F. Starr, and D. R. Smith, Meta material Electromagnetic Cloak at Microwave Frequencies, Science 314, 977…
AAWSAP DIRD, Invisibility Cloaking Theory and Experiments, March 2010 Official release

U.S. Department of War· 2010-03-02· 29 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 14 …Scientific American listed the inventors of cloaking devices-Sir John Pendry, David Smith, David Schurig, and Ulf Leonhardt among the…
- p. 28 …R. Smith, Controlling Electromagnetic Fields, Science 312, 1780 (2006) . 6 J. B. Pendry, D. Schurig, and D. R. Smith, Controlling…
- p. 29 …J. B. Pendry, A. F. Starr, and D. R. Smith, Metamaterial Electromagnetic Cloak at Microwave Frequencies, Science 314, 977 (2006…
Blue Book MISC-PBB1 565-576 (PDF) Document

NICAP (hosting USAF Project Blue Book documents)· 15 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 1 …to the With Fighter Wing, were Maj. James B. Smith, and 1st Lt. Donald J. Heffer, recently transferred from Other…
- p. 8 …they been questioned thoroughly? What was their opinion? Maj. Smith, Flight Leader and Lt. Lott, Controller were observers. The target…
- p. 10 …Interrogation of Maj Smith and Lt Homner by Lta Flues and Olsson revealed following: A. F-86's climbed to…
Project Blue Book Final Case Report Report

US Air Force, hosted by Sign Historical Group· 23 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 14 …0415 SSgt Smith last sighted light (117) 0417 A/C requests final to touchdown at 0440 (Transcript of tape) Atch…
- p. 17 …Ssgt Smith sighted the UFO from 0230 to 0415 hours. It was seen primarily on the south southwest off and…
Meeting of OSI Advisory Group on UFO January 14 Thru 17, 1953 FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1953-01-21· 3 pages · CIA reading room · 1 story
- p. 1 …interpretation lab at Anacostia and Major Fournet and Capt. Smith of Air Force Directorate of Intelligence were present. A final…
- p. 2 …interpretation lab at Anacostian and Major Fournet and Capt. Smith of Air Force Directorate of Intelligence were present. A final…
Meeting of OSI Advisory Group on UFO January 14 Thru 17, 1953 FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1953-01-03· 3 pages · CIA reading room · 1 story
- p. 1 …interpretation lab at Anacostia and Major Fournet and Capt. Smith of Air Force Directorate of Intelligence were present. A final…
- p. 2 …interpretation lab at Anacostis and Major Fournet and Capt. Smith of Air Force Directorate of Intelligence were present. A final…
Public letters to the FAA (last folder) Document

FAA via National Archives / The Black Vault· 97 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 15 Sharon Smith P.O.Box 2051 Easley, S.C. 296 U.S. STATE, SC GMF 2038252 PM MAR 1987 FAA…
- p. 49 …Ernie Smith
- p. 95 …MARVIN SMITH HERE AGAIN: CAN YOU SEND ME FREE OF THE NEWS RELEASE BY FAA PUBLIC AFFAIRS INFORMATION CONSTRUCTED FROM…
- 1 more page mentions it
Recent Sightings of Unexplained Objects FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2001-03-12· 5 pages · CIA reading room · 2 stories
- p. 4 …instant positive identification of unidentified flying objects. A draft of an appropriate directive is attached. Walter B. Smith Enclosure Director
Information Review & Release (Irr) News for 5 March- 9 March 2001 Executive Summary FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2001-03-09· 3 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 2 …Thus, when he first took oflice in 1951, Walter Bedell Smith was viewed as acting not with the advice of…
Untitled (to George Wyllie from Herbert Scoville About Book 'They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers) FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1959-07-02· 1 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …Sincerely, Halton Smith, Dr. Herbert Scoville, Jr. Assistant Director Attachment: Bock CSI:FSD Christus:amb (30 Jun 59) Distribution: B3…
Project Blue Book File on Tremonton Film, Utah, 1952 Case file

U.S. Department of War· 1952-07-02· 156 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 1 story
- p. 27 …balloon release could have caused the Tremonton incident. 'r. Smith pointed out that in the winter of 1951, his company…
- p. 28 …Vice-President, Research Dept., General Milla, Ino. J .. · R. Smith, Chief', Meteorology Dept., General Mills, Inc. There were various others…
- p. 29 …to GMI later on and obtained. from J. R. Smith the names and addresses of consignees who received. pillow balloons…
- 3 more pages mention it
DOW-UAP-D102: Project Blue Book File on Tremonton Film, Utah, 1952 Document

Department of War· 2026-09-18· 156 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 27 …balloon release could have caused the Tremonton incident. 'r. Smith pointed out that in the winter of 1951, his company…
- p. 28 …Vice-President, Research Dept., General Milla, Ino. J .. · R. Smith, Chief', Meteorology Dept., General Mills, Inc. There were various others…
- p. 29 …to GMI later on and obtained. from J. R. Smith the names and addresses of consignees who received. pillow balloons…
- 3 more pages mention it
Office Responsibilities for Non-Conventional Types of Air Vehicles FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1956-01-09· 1 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …WHAT SMITH . 87 HERBERT SCOVILLE , JR. Assistant Director Scientific Intelligence DISTRIBUTION: Orig - AD/SI 1 - ASD/SI 1 - Elec/SI…
/specialCollection/DCI/Intell & Miscellaneous Papers FOIA/Misc-008.pdf FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 7 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 5 …His successor, Walter Bedell Smith, quickly demonstrated that he would not tolerate such an arrangement. The bureaucratic challenges to his…
- p. 6 …He left the Agency in the hands of General Walter Bedell Smith—a man who was his opposite in seniority…
Unidentified Flying Objects FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2001-03-12· 5 pages · CIA reading room · 1 story
- p. 3 …flying objects. A draft of an appropriate directive is attached. Walter B. Smith Director Enclosure Declassified by 006387 date 1975
Briefing of One Board on Unidentified Flying Objects FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1953-01-30· 1 pages · CIA reading room · 3 stories
- p. 1 …Abbot Smith Dr. Ludwall Nontague Mr. Willard Naththias Dr. De ForestVan Slyck Dr. R. J. Sentag P. A. Boral 3…
F-2018-01132 Task Id 5462696 FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2019-09-25· 2 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories

Approved for Release: 2023/04/14 C06934902 ' . Date of Report: 02/22/2022 Task Information Task ID: 5462696…